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Herman Cain as Mike Huckabee

First Read has a smart take on what Herman Cain's actual goal is, and comes to the conclusion he doesn't actually seem to want to make the most of his moment electorally:

After his straw-poll win in Florida, Cain is getting a second look from conservative opinion-makers. The Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger has called Cain “a credible candidate” who “deserves a serious look,” while Michael Barone now labels him “a contender.” And over the weekend, Cain won another straw poll, this one sponsored by the National Federation of Republican Women. One reason why he’s resonating with conservatives is that he’s a non-politician with a business record (which might explain why Cain’s getting a second look but Rick Santorum isn’t). So Cain now has his moment, and guess what: He doesn’t appear to be using it. For starters, with about three months until the Iowa caucuses, he’s going on a book tour for much of October. Second, he's not scheduled to be back in Iowa until mid-November. And third, his communications director just left his campaign — to work for the re-election of Louisiana’s lieutenant governor (!!!). Those aren’t just signs of someone who’s unlikely to win the GOP nomination; they’re signs of someone who isn’t really trying to win, a la Mike Huckabee in 2007-2008. Cain does, however, meet with Donald Trump today. If you judge Huckabee’s 2008 campaign as a success, then Cain is on a successful path.

In other words, Cain could also be trying for his own eponymous talk show.

Readers' Comments (5)

I don’t know if I agree with this analysis, I thought Perry was excessively vain until I started listening to Cain.

Cain’s book title: “This is Herman Cain. My Journey to the White House.” It seems Cain is already taking measurements for new drapes in the Oval Office; he has also talked about re-designing the White House Seal, and re-scoring Sousa marches. Cain really thinks it’s a coronation instead of an election.

New Voters - lean forward, protect your Air, Water, Food, Land (you will have to grow crops again, start US over from bottom)

Progressives - you can make a case if you get minimum wage earner-workers to send IRS a $5.00 bill for Tunnels, Roads, Bridges, Schools.

Wealthy Voters -fight your own GOP Tax-Lawyers and tell them You also use Tunnels, Bridges, Breathe Same Toxic Air etc

Independents - Let the Dems finish cleaning up the mess from 1999 - 2008; GOP wants to kill off more voters (supression)

Middle-Income Republicans - see Conservatives above then ask, "Is GOP giving me more of the same?

Middle-Income Democrats - pool more of your money with each other, begin a venture capital plan to create our own US "start-ups" and hold Obama's Feet To The Fire Too.

Why would any of these voters Vote Republican in 2012

Sidebar:[ With No Eisenhower in the GOP field and Candidates signing a Pledge that means more than "Oath of Office" - well, old balanced conservatives who understand both governance and free enterprise have no voice.]

That article could only have been written by a woman with no regard for the truth. No one tried harder to be the Republican nominee in 2008 than Mike Huckabee. He went everywhere and carried his own suitcases. He did more with less money than any candidate in the field. He ended up with the second most delegates and if Fred Thompson had not viciously savaged him in the SC debate, he might have been the nominee. Make what you want of Herman Cain, but don't compare him with the man named one of the 5 best Governors in America.

Cain knows he can't win in the GOP but he wants to pull a Palin & Huckabee...same thing Bachmann is doing...she really wants to make money off the conservative brand. Only Romney & Perry are really in it to try to win the WH. Huntsman has to try another year when the GOP has the adults speaking out instead of the teap.

It looks like cain cant resist tapping into what is the democrats only campain issue RACISM, it is what democrats and black politictions live on, "RACISM" "No" MR. CAIN we dont need a republican who thinks he can live on RACISM.